A general overview of the trip, before typing up the journal.
We were in the country from Aug 27th to Sep 10th. We had 1.5 days in the capital, an overnight train ride, one half-day in Kharkorin, and the rest were cycling.
We went with Exodus travels as Mum/Karen did in Egypt/Jordan in 2019. They arranged the logistics and we camped most nights, with a chef preparing our (thankfully vegetarian for us) meals — exceptionally on some nights we stayed in “traditional” (read tourist) Mongolian ger camps. Ger being the Mongolia term for the nomadic dwelling, the Russian version being yurt.
Étienne brought his own bike, while everyone else used the tour-provided mountain bikes. Which mostly functioned.
Dinah Gibbs
20/10/2023 at 6:30 PMThanks for putting this together. Mongolia truly is an extraordinary and unique nation. Still digesting all I saw ,felt and experienced there.
Helen Laity
28/10/2024 at 8:35 AMPosting received! I did a tour of Japan with G Adventures. The Japanese have two things down to an art form, food presentation and the toilet. I look forward to your journal.